| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jonathan Chamblee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Olmstead (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Farmer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe White (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Chang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Richard Farmer inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Richard Farmer clanks a runner in the lane | 28-21 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Donald Chang pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 19:23 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Sloan | 28-24 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Jonathan Chamblee makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe White | 30-24 |
| 18:40 | Denver | Donald Chang misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Richard Farmer gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico | Paul Olmstead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 18:15 | Denver | John Lewis gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Donald Chang misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico | Richard Farmer grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | James Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 17:09 | Denver | Donald Chang's fadeaway is rejected by Joe White | 30-24 |
| 17:08 | Denver | John Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Donald Chang drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico | Paul Olmstead scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Johnson | 33-26 |
| 16:16 | Denver | Jonathan Chamblee steals it from Donald Chang | 33-26 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Richard Farmer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathan Chamblee | 35-26 |
| 15:49 | Denver | Joe White denies the turnaround by Robert Higgins | 35-26 |
| 15:48 | Denver | John Lewis tips it in | 35-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jonathan Chamblee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Olmstead (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Farmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Higgins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Chang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico | Paul Olmstead makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Johnson | 38-28 |
| 15:16 | Denver | Robert Higgins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-28 |
| 15:15 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 38-28 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Richard Farmer travels with the ball | 38-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Ruelas (SF), Jon Hall (PF), Jeffrey Snowden (C) Richard Farmer, James Johnson, Joe White | |
| Subs | Denver | David Mahar (PG), Dennis Clements (SG), He-ping Wang (SF), William Luckey (PF), Shawn Barrientos (C) Joseph Sloan, Robert Wilkinson, Robert Higgins, Donald Chang, John Lewis | |
| 14:26 | Denver | William Luckey hits a driving attempt from close range set up by He-ping Wang | 38-30 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | Paul Olmstead clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 13:57 | Denver | He-ping Wang pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:44 | Denver | David Mahar can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-30 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico | Carl Ruelas pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Paul Olmstead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Dennis Clements gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 12:50 | Denver | David Mahar connects on the floater from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Jeffrey Snowden is blocked by William Luckey | 38-32 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Dennis Clements pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 12:14 | Denver | He-ping Wang comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos grabs the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 11:56 | Denver | The short jumper by William Luckey is denied by Jeffrey Snowden | 38-32 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos grabs the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 11:40 | Denver | David Mahar is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Chamblee - foul #2 on Jonathan Chamblee, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Vonbraunsberg (SG), Richard Farmer (SF), James Johnson (PF), Joe White (C) Paul Olmstead, Carl Ruelas, Jon Hall, Jeffrey Snowden | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), Robert Wilkinson (SG), Donald Chang (PF), John Lewis (C) David Mahar, Dennis Clements, William Luckey, Shawn Barrientos | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jonathan Chamblee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Vonbraunsberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe White (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - He-ping Wang (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Donald Chang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Chang | 38-34 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | Richard Farmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico | Joe White grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico | Jonathan Chamblee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 10:29 | Denver | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 10:06 | Denver | Donald Chang is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Donald Chang, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eugene Tafoya (SG) Jonathan Chamblee | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Higgins (SF) He-ping Wang | |
| 09:53 | New Mexico | Richard Farmer scores on a runner in the paint set up by Joe White | 40-34 |
| 09:33 | Denver | Joseph Sloan knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Wilkinson | 40-36 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Richard Farmer drills a jumper from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 09:13 | Denver | Donald Chang's pass is intercepted by Richard Farmer | 42-36 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Jack Vonbraunsberg buries a jump hook from close range set up by Richard Farmer | 44-36 |
| 08:31 | Denver | James Johnson denies the turnaround by Robert Wilkinson | 44-36 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Joe White grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico | Jack Vonbraunsberg misses the easy layup | 44-36 |
| 07:58 | Denver | John Lewis grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 07:45 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Eugene Tafoya - foul #1 on Eugene Tafoya, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jonathan Chamblee (PG), Paul Olmstead (SG), Carl Ruelas (SF), Jeffrey Snowden (C) Jack Vonbraunsberg, Eugene Tafoya, Richard Farmer, Joe White | |
| Subs | Denver | David Mahar (PG), He-ping Wang (SF), William Luckey (PF), Shawn Barrientos (C) Joseph Sloan, Robert Higgins, Donald Chang, John Lewis | |
| 07:45 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Carl Ruelas makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Paul Olmstead and he's hacked by He-ping Wang - foul #4 on He-ping Wang, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jon Hall (PF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis Clements (SG) Robert Wilkinson | |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Carl Ruelas misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:24 | Denver | William Luckey gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jonathan Chamblee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Olmstead (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Ruelas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Snowden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - David Mahar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Clements (fresh) 2 reb. SF - He-ping Wang (fresh) 4 pf. PF - William Luckey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Barrientos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Denver | He-ping Wang is called for traveling | 46-39 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Snowden scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Shawn Barrientos - foul #1 on Shawn Barrientos, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), Donald Chang (PF) Dennis Clements, Shawn Barrientos | |
| 06:49 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Snowden misses the free throw | 48-39 |
| 06:49 | Denver | William Luckey gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 06:37 | Denver | David Mahar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Farmer (SF) Jon Hall | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Jonathan Chamblee misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 06:08 | Denver | William Luckey snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 06:02 | Denver | Donald Chang comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-39 |
| 06:01 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to William Luckey | 48-39 |
| 05:40 | Denver | He-ping Wang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Snowden grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Snowden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Chamblee | 50-39 |
| 05:12 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Johnson (PF), Joe White (C) Carl Ruelas, Jeffrey Snowden | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Wilkinson (SG), John Lewis (C) David Mahar, William Luckey | |
| 04:58 | Denver | Jonathan Chamblee takes the ball from John Lewis | 50-39 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Paul Olmstead drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Johnson | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:14 | Denver | Donald Chang buries a fadeaway from the right block | 52-41 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico | James Johnson buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-41 |
| 03:32 | Denver | Donald Chang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Joe White | 54-41 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | Joe White misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Sloan - foul #1 on Joseph Sloan, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Vonbraunsberg (PG), Eugene Tafoya (SG), Jeffrey Snowden (SF), Carl Ruelas (PF) Jonathan Chamblee, Paul Olmstead, Richard Farmer, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | David Mahar (PG), Dennis Clements (SG), Robert Higgins (SF), William Luckey (PF), Shawn Barrientos (C) Joseph Sloan, Robert Wilkinson, He-ping Wang, Donald Chang, John Lewis | |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | Joe White makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | Joe White misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 03:10 | Denver | William Luckey grabs the board | 55-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jack Vonbraunsberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Tafoya (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Snowden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Ruelas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe White (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - David Mahar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Clements (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Luckey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shawn Barrientos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Denver | Jack Vonbraunsberg steals it from Dennis Clements | 55-41 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Carl Ruelas makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Jeffrey Snowden | 57-41 |
| 02:04 | Denver | David Mahar banks in the layup and he's fouled by Joe White - foul #1 on Joe White, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jon Hall (PF) Joe White | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:04 | Denver | David Mahar makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Snowden can't throw it down | 57-44 |
| 01:38 | Denver | William Luckey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Clements | 57-46 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Snowden misses the lay-in | 57-46 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Dennis Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos buries a turnaround from the right block | 57-48 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jonathan Chamblee (PG), Paul Olmstead (SG), Richard Farmer (SF), James Johnson (PF), Joe White (C) Jack Vonbraunsberg, Eugene Tafoya, Carl Ruelas, Jon Hall, Jeffrey Snowden | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), Robert Wilkinson (SG), He-ping Wang (SF), Donald Chang (PF), John Lewis (C) David Mahar, Dennis Clements, Robert Higgins, William Luckey, Shawn Barrientos | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | James Johnson is hacked by Robert Wilkinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mark Perea (SG), Jeffrey Snowden (C) Paul Olmstead, Joe White | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by He-ping Wang - foul #5 on He-ping Wang, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Higgins (SF) He-ping Wang | |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Donald Chang is called for the reach on Mark Perea - foul #4 on Donald Chang, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Mark Perea misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:55 | Denver | Donald Chang gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Joseph Sloan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Robert Wilkinson is called for the reach on James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Wilkinson, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Robert Higgins can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 59-48 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | James Johnson gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Robert Higgins takes the ball from Jeffrey Snowden | 59-48 |
| 00:13 | Denver | A charge is called on Donald Chang - foul #5 on Donald Chang, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Vonbraunsberg (PG), Eugene Tafoya (SG), Carl Ruelas (SF), Jon Hall (PF) Jonathan Chamblee, Mark Perea, Richard Farmer, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | David Mahar (PG), Dennis Clements (SG), William Luckey (PF), Shawn Barrientos (C) Joseph Sloan, Robert Wilkinson, Donald Chang, John Lewis | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Jack Vonbraunsberg runs out the clock | 59-48 |